804 So. 2d 932 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) When committed in self-defense by one who reasonably believes that he is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the killing is necessary to save himself from that danger. (2) When committed for the purpose of preventing a violent or forcible felony involving danger to life or of great bodily harm by one who reasonably believes that such an offense is about to be committed and that such action is necessary for its prevention. The circumstances must be sufficient to excite the fear of a reasonable person that there would be serious danger to his own life or person if he attempted to prevent the felony without the killing.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Spring · State v. Simms

2. “Insofar as pertinent herein, [La.Code Evid. art.] 510 A(8)(a) defines a confidential communication as one involving the transmittal of “information not intended to be disclosed” to persons other than certain delineated individuals involved in a patient’s diagnosis and treatment. On appeal, defendant argues the record does not support the trial court’s conclusion that defendant could not have intended his statements to be confidential because he knew Officer Reed was present in the emergency room when he made the statements. However, we note that Officer Reed testified he went into the emergency room with defendant and stood in the examining room only five to six feet away from him while Dr. Broussard spoke to defendant. There also was testimony that defendant was alert and aware of his surroundings at the time. Under these circumstances, the trial court’s conclusion appears to be supported by the record.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 157 So. 3d 21 - State v. Chehardy